MAIL NOTICES

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 153, 27 December 1911, Page 2

MAIL NOTICES

NEW PLYMOUTH. Mails will close (subject to alteration) at the Chief Post Office, New Plymouth, as follows: For Wellington and South, als» Auckland and North, daily, per mail train, 1 at 6.15 a.m. SATURDAY, DECEMBER 23. For Australian States, via Auckland, at 6.15 a.m. Parcel mail for United Kingdom and Continent of Europe, per Corinthic. at 5 p.m. MONDAY, DEC. 25 (Christmas Day). All mails will dose as usual up to 8 a.m. only. For Auckland and North, per Rarawa, at 8 a.m. Late fee letters may be posted as usual at railway stations till arrival of express. TUESDAY, DEC. 28 (Boxing Day). All mails close as usual up to 8 a.m. only. * WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 27. For Auckland and North, per Rarawa, at 7 p.m. THURSDAY, DECEMBER 28. For Australian States and South Africa, also Ceylon, India, China, Eastern adn Mediterranean ports, United Kingdom and Continent of Europe, at 6.15 a.m. Mail due London February 2. Parcel mail for United Kingdom, at 5 p.m. FRIDAY, DECEMBER 29. For Tasmania, via Bluff, at 6.15 a.m. For Auckland and North, per Rarawa, at 7 p.m. SATURDAY, DECEMBER 30. For Australian States, via Auckland, at '6.16 a.m. MONDAY, JANUARY 1. For Fiji, Friendly Islands and Samoa, per Atna, from Auckland, at 6.15 a.m. CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR HOLIDAYS. POST AND TELEGRAPH DEPARTMENT. POSTAL BRANCH. - Mondays, the 25th December and Ist January (Christmas and New Year's Day) are to be observed as close holidays. On Tuesday, the 26th December (Boxing Day) the Post Office will open in all branches, except the Money Order and Savings Bank, from 9 to 10 a.m. TELEGRAPH OFFICE. - The Telegraph Office will open on Monday, 25th inst. (Christmas Day) from 9.30 to 10 a.m. and from 5 to 5.30 p.m. On Tuesday (Boxing Day) and Monday (New Year's Day) the hours will be from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and 7 p.m. to midnight. TELEPHONE EXCHANGE.—The Telephone Exchange will remain open continuously. PRIVATE BOX LOBBY. Sunday hours will bo observed on December 25 and January 1; usual hours on December 26. | MAILS—The usual despatch of all maila will be made up to 8 a.m. on each of the holidays, and receivers and posting boxes will be cleared accordingly. TRAVELLING POST OFFICE will run as usual. COUNTER DELIVERIES of town letters (ordinary and registered) will be made on Saturday evenings, 23rd and 30th inst., from 8 to 9 p.m. CARRIERS DELIVERIES. One full delivery by letter-carriers will be made on 26th inst., commencing at 7.30 a.m. SPECIAL FORM OF TELEGRAPH MESSAGE. Owing to the very heavy traffic inevitable on Saturday, the 24th inst., the public are requested to lodge as many "Christmas greetings" telegrams as possible on Friday. The public are also I notified that all telegraph offices' close ] at 8 p.m. on Saturday next. j in order to afford facilities for the transmission by telegraph of Christmas and New Year greetings, special printed forms containing the message, "Wishing you a merry Christmas and a happy New Year," may be obtained at the Telegraph Office for use on and between the 19th and 23rd, and the 26th and 30th December. A uniform charge of Sixpence for each such telegram will be made, provided the Address and Signature do not contain more than eleven words. If, however, •the text as printed is varied in any way, or other words added thereto, the telegram will be treated as an ordinary one and charged for accordingly. A. P. DRYDEN, Chief Postmaster.